Attachment for automobiles.



' T. H. BENSON.

ATTACHMENT FOR AUTOMOBILES.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 6.1918.

1,287,620 Paten ted Dec. 17,1918.

THBensqn' TRUMAN HJBENSON, OF ELLIOTT, ILLINOIS.

ATTACHMENT FOR AUTOMOBILES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 1'3, 1918.

Application filed July 6, 1918. Serial No. 248,506.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, TRUMAN H, BENSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Elliott, in the county of Ford and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and uSeful Improvements in Attachments for Automobiles, of which the followingis a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to an improved attachment for automobiles, and has for its prin'iary object to provide means which may be easily and quickly attached to the wheel of an automobile, whereby the machine. may be pulled by its own power from sand or mud in which it has become stalled.

It is another and more particular object of my invention to provide a device for the above purpose consisting of a drum having an end section provided with means for attachment to the wheeha body section insertible' over the wheel hub, and means for detachably and rigidly connecting the body section of the drum to said end section.

It is also an additional object of my invention to provide a device for the above purpose which may be applied to the ordinary motor vehicle wheel without necessitating any structural changes therein, and which is exceedingly strong and durable and capable of manufacture at relatively small cost.

\Vith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the improved combination, construction and relative arrange mont of the several parts as will be herein after more fully described, subsequently claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, and wherein Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of a motor vehicle wheel showing my improved attachment. applied thereto:

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section; and

Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Referring in detail to the drawing, l-l designates the hub and S the spokes of a motor vehicle wheel. The attachment which constitutes the subject matter of the present in vcntion consists of a drum having an end section designated generally byth numeral 5. said drum section being formed with an outwardly projecting annular flange 6, and

spaced radially disposed arms 7, which are preferably curved laterally from one face of this flange to extend over the inner enlarged end of the wheel hub. Each of the spaced bolt holes 12 extending longitudinally there- The body section 13 of the may be of any preferred length, is of tubu:

against the end of the arm 7. The tubular portion of the drum section 5 is formed with through, for a purpose to be presently stated. drum, which lar form to fit loosely over the wheel hub and is provided u-pon one of its ends with an outwardly pro]ecting annular flange 14. The wall of this body section of the drum is likewise provided with spaced longitudinally extending openings 15 therethrough, which are adapted to register with the openings 12 in the drum section 5. Connecting bolts 16 are then inserted through said openings, suitable nuts 17 being threaded upon the ends of the bolts against the end of the body section 13. In this manner, the drum body may be rigidly and securely clamped upon the end section The flange 6 of the end section of the drum has an openin formed therethrough adjacent the body we I of said drum section to receive an open eye or hook 18, to which one end of a pulling cable, in-

dicated at. 19, is adapted to be connected...

The other end of the cable is tied or other wise secured to a stake 20, which is driven into the ground at a suitable point in advance of the stalled machine.

From the above description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, the purpose and manner of operation of the device will be clearly understood. When the attachment is applied, as seen in Fig. 1, and the end of the cable securely staked to the ground. the motor of the vehicle is started in operation. The driving wheels will thus be rotated. and the cable 19 will be wound upon the drum body 13 attached to one of said wheels. As the cable is thus wound upon the drum. the machine is caused to advance and is thus extricated from the sand or mud in which it has become stalled. The attachordinary automobile.

5 tire device packed or stored away in a reiatively small space. If desired, however, the end SCCilOll 5 of the drum may remain at tached to the wheel, and the body section detached from said end section by removing l0 'the bolts 16. It will thus beseen that it have devised a very Simple and serviceable attachn'ient as an accessory for motor vehicles which may be very easily and quickly applied to or removed from the wheel of the The drum may be of any desired length or diameter, and while l have indiaated in the drawing a particular number and arrangementof the attaching arms 7, it will be apparent that this feature.

as Well as the several other detail parts of the device, might be considerably varied. It is therefore to be understood that in p notime I reserve the privilege of adopting all such alternative constructions as may be mama) fairly embodied within the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

I claim An attachn'ient for motor vehicle wheels comprising a drum having a short end section and a relatively long body section, each of said sections having an outwardly projecting flange formed on one end, means for connecting said drum sections to each other with their walls in longitudinal alinement and the connected drum sections being adapted to he fitted over the hub of the vehicle wheel, a plurality of radially extending, angularly off-set arms projecting from the flange on the end section of the drum to space said flange from the spokes of the vehicle wheel, and means for clamping said arms at their extremities to the wheel spokes.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

TRUMAN H. BENSON.

Vt itnesses:

O. J EGNELL, N. V. L man. 

